Re: Packaging em8300 Drivers [Was: Re: Packaging reverse engineered software]

2001-09-02 Thread Walter Landry
> One thing that came up after reflecting your solutions is that I > have to verify that there were no reverse engineering efforts in > countries where they are illegal, do I? I really wouldn't worry about it. There aren't many countries that restrict reverse engineering. The US has the DMCA, bu

Re: Packaging em8300 Drivers [Was: Re: Packaging reverse engineered software]

2001-09-02 Thread Michael Moerz
One thing that came up after reflecting your solutions is that I have to verify that there were no reverse engineering efforts in countries where they are illegal, do I? Please cc me since I am not subscribed to the list. Thanx in advance. -- kind regards, Michael Moerz pub 1024D/B651C436 2

Re: Packaging em8300 Drivers [Was: Re: Packaging reverse engineered software]

2001-09-02 Thread Michael Moerz
On Sun, Sep 02, 2001 at 06:44:36PM -0400, Brian Ristuccia wrote: > [snip] > > So I think in the best case this piece of software is contrib, but > > reverse engineering is prohibited in a number of countries > > More important is whether or not reverse engineering was prohibited in the > countr

Packaging em8300 Drivers [Was: Re: Packaging reverse engineered software]

2001-09-02 Thread Brian Ristuccia
On Sun, Sep 02, 2001 at 11:51:52PM +0200, Michael Moerz wrote: > Hi! > > I want to package some kernel drivers for mpeg decoder cards that > feature em8300 chipsets. > The problem I see arising is that some parts of the software are > based on information gained from reverse engineering windows